The Jungian Gnosticism of the Ecclesia Gnostica

This article examines the ways in which Stephan Hoeller, head of the Ecclesia Gnostica, has transformed a very diverse set of late antique currents, with doctrines phrased in a mythic language unfamiliar to most moderns and rituals only sketchily documented in the sources, into a form of lived relig...

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Main Author: Hammer, Olav 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: equinox 2018
In: International journal for the study of new religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-56
Further subjects:B Valentinianism
B Jungianism
B Gnosticism
B Bricolage
B religious innovation
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Summary:This article examines the ways in which Stephan Hoeller, head of the Ecclesia Gnostica, has transformed a very diverse set of late antique currents, with doctrines phrased in a mythic language unfamiliar to most moderns and rituals only sketchily documented in the sources, into a form of lived religiosity relevant for contemporary audiences.
ISSN:2041-952X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.37615